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Author: Takashi Fujii

CAPInv. 1886: hoi apo tes oikoumen[e]s athletai hieroneikai kai stephaneitai (l. hieronikai kai stephanitai) kai hoi touton epistatai kai neaniskoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Cyprus
ii. Region Cyprus
iii. Site Larnaka (ancient Kition)

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκουμέν[η]ς ἀθληταὶ ἱερονεῖκαι καὶ στεφανεῖται (l. ἱερονῖκαι καὶ στεφανῖται) καὶ οἱ τούτων ἐπιστάται καὶ νεανίσκοι (I.Kition 2047, ll. 1-3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi apo tes oikoumen[e]s athletai hieroneikai kai stephaneitai (l. hieronikai kai stephanitai) kai hoi touton epistatai kai neaniskoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i - ii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Geographical:oikoumene
Professional:athletai, hieronikai, stephanitai, epistatai, neaniskoi
Status-related:athletai, hieronikai, stephanitai, epistatai, neaniskoi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Kition 2047 (i - ii AD)
Note See also: Nicolaou 1973: 213-4, no. 3; BE 1974: no. 658
Online Resources I.Kition 2047
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek honorific inscription set up by the association on behalf of Isidoros, xystarches (l. 4).
i.c. Physical format(s) A statue base of limestone
ii. Source(s) provenance Found at Ayios Lazaros, Larnaka (ancient Kititon), now in Larnaka District Museum.

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership ξυστάρχης, xystarches (I.Kition 2047, l. 4): the man was Isidoros son of Threptos
iv. Officials ἐπιστάται, epistatai (l. 3)

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note The character of the associations of athletes points to a male membership.
iii. Age Adults

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The association set up an honorific inscription on behalf of Isidoros son of Threptos, the president (xystarches; see I.Kition 2047, l. 4) in Kition.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The association honoured Isidoros son of Threptos, probably a citizen of Kition. See BE 1974: no. 658.
ii. Interaction abroad The association consisted of victorious athletes from all over the world.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments The athletes from all over the world who won at sacred games and were awarded crowns, and their trainers and vice-trainers (neaniskoi; see I.Kition 2047) who gathered together at the games of Kition.
iii. Bibliography Nicolaou, I. (1973), ‘Inscriptiones Cypriae Alphabeticae XII, 1972’, RDAC: 212-25.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Given the well–known character of the worldwide athletic associations, it seems probable that the athletes and their trainers formed a private association.